RE: Finally the TRUE answer to why we have so many religions!
February 9, 2012 at 8:30 pm
(This post was last modified: February 9, 2012 at 8:33 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(February 9, 2012 at 8:03 pm)Undeceived Wrote: Either one religion is right or they are all wrong.Or many religions are correct in part but not whole, or many religions are incorrect for the most part but get one thing right, or..or...or..try to avoid manufactured dilemmas eh?
Quote:Logically, there is only one truth and people would create all kinds of other ‘pseudo-truths’ to win fame and money.Ever check the average salary of the average preacher here in the States? Ever turn on christian TV? Yep.
Quote:Even atheists believe their atheism is the only truth. To say we should dismiss all religions because there are so many to choose from is like saying philosophy is worthless because there are so many different views, or science has many theories for one phenomenon so they must all be wrong, or atheism is unreasonable because some atheists still believe in the supernatural while others don’t.Corrections, atheists don't believe in god. It isn't differing views that would render philosophy worthless any more than the differing views of religion render them worthless, it's the specific of those views. Science has many theories for any given specific, but by definition all but one are worthless. The only scientific theory among a range of theories that has "worth" is the one that is best supported by evidence. Atheists are people, and therefore capable of being unreasonable, you're criticizing people, not atheism.
Quote:I might point out that all religions but Christianity are law-oriented (action for salvation),You have an awful lot of laws for a religion that isn't law oriented....
Quote:which lies within natural human tendencies to want to earn our way somewhere. They also don't work hard to gain converts (unless it's a requirement), and their founders all have clear motives (Muhammad- power through war, multiple wives; Hinduism- caste system with priests at top).Yeah, some people like to work, others would rather not. Yes, they do work hard to gain converts, as hard as your own little doomsday club. Yep, clear motives, same as your religions founders.
Quote:Christianity, on the other hand, has salvation by grace, works unselfishly to spread the gospel, and nearly all the founders received martyrdoms for their efforts.But, but but, they died for what they believed! Yeah, no one else I can think of ever claimed martyrdom...Allah hu akbar.
Quote:The Bible is also anti-authority
Quote:and continually urges churches to be led by a collection of elders, rather than a pope,Unless you're the Pope or catholic, you know, the people who gave you your faith?
Quote:and to have personal, equal relationships with God and His Word.It's such a shame that no one has ever managed to have such a relationship isn't it?
Quote:Finally, a religion such as Christianity is true in many people's minds because by logic and all observable evidence the universe cannot make itself and therefore has a creator and only one creator.Allah hu akbar, Hail Eris, Wotan mit uns...etc etc etc. That people believe in garbage means exactly what? Logic..observable evidence? Awesome, a two-fer. Thanks for the lulz.
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